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  1. Bike Tech / Kit / Reviews
    I've noticed that several posters here advocate the use of EASY START when problems arise. So today I bought a couple of cans from my local Tesco (Hove), on offer, reduced from £4.00 per can to just £1.00 per can. They probably think no one uses it in summer. Bob
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    Hi, i have a very rare problem, when I put on the warnigs (four blinkers),then quit the key from the starter the bike does not stop, and can go without key¡¡¡ until power off the warnigs. Like I do not a good english, now put a tanslation from a program: Long comment that I had a problem with...
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    Hiya All, Please could someone help me with a concern on my bike, Its a F650GS Dakar 2004 Twin Spark model with 19000miles, Problem I am having is that on cold engine start the engine revs scream up to 3200 rpm for around 10-15 seconds then drops down to 2200 rpm were the engine should be on...
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    I wonder if anyone can help with this, I posted this problem before but the suggestions did not rectify... Symptoms Rode Bike out of garage 1 morning (Long ride previous day) and it seemed to stall after about 20 Metres, thought it was just a stall maybe damp but repeated attempts all failed...
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    Does anyone have any idea what the cause of this could be? I had been riding on a Track the Day Before but covered 70 Miles on Road after with no incident. The next Day the Bike Started no problem, however after about 50 Metres it stalled, I expected that I would just need to press the...
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    Hi I'm Phil bit new to this interweb stuff so be patient, been riding the GS regularly to work etc then last week on the way home it seemed to splutter a bit then cleared however then noticed when revving to somewhere around 4K the revcounter was swinging between 3500 - 5000 though revs were...
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    I admit to not being a technical person with bikes etc. Got my new acquisition (F650 1995) sat in the garage, filled her up with gas charged the battery and nothing. Bike will spin over but no signs of life. I have seen the bike run prior to my collection but theres nothing at all. What are...
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    Hi all, My battery has given up the ghost after only four months and despite charging it for 48 hours, when installed and the key turned to the on position the oil pressure & neutral lights on the dash are very dim and if I flick the running lights on they go off altogether.Prior to recharging...
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    Hello everyone,I`m Mark and I`ve just bought a 98 f650.4 days into ownership and it came home on the back of a truck due to cutting out at 2000 revs This was sorted by the dealer and info from this site(the water in the carbs problem) 1 week later,riding home from work the speedo stops doing...
  10. F650 Single Discussion
    Can anybody help? I fitted a new battery today to my 2003 F650 GS, all electrics work fine but the starter does not engage and there is absolutely no sound from the starter.
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    Hi all, Bit of a problem! My 650GS won't start, it doesn't even turn over - all the electrics are on when I turn the key, but pushing the starter does nothing (except dim the headlight slightly). She's making some weird whirring and clicking noises as well when I turn the key. I was warming...
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    I had my neutral switch replaced last week and the new part turned out to be faulty. Having to wait at least a week for replacement part. In the meantime I am struggling to start the bike. The neutral light no longer working but bike wont start even though in neutral. I managed to start it on...
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    Hi all... Got a 94 F650 That up till a few weeks back started up fine and ran without issues. The only thing I have done is give the bike a coat of acf50 and was thinking maybe its got into a part of the bike thats made it not want to run. Any ideas on what I can check to get to the bottom...
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    Hi Everyone, I am a new member to the site but have been looking in for a couple of years. I have been the proud owner of a 1996 F650 Funduro for 9 years and do all my own servicing. I have run into a problem with the bike recently that I am struggling to solve. There has been a problem with the...
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    Hi I'm a new user to this forum. After traveling around Northern Europe my F650GS started sputtering on the M20 back to London. It would only Sputter for about half a second and then the throttle would take again. Gradually over time the intervals between the sputtering become increasingly...
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    I have an F650 Dakar (01) 9,000 mls., that won't start , no spark , I 've checked all the connections . Is there a common fault ? Any suggestions would be helpful as I've only had the bike three weeks and don't really know it that well . Thanks in advance , Glenn
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    Hi I've got a 2005 F650 GS. Last evening it stood in the rain for about 4 hours. It did start at first but died off after a few yards. It wouldn't start after that at all. We had to leave it, where it was parked. This morning it started first try. It wasn't me riding it last night, it was my...
  18. F650 Single Discussion
    So: the 'new bike' had a slight misfire when idling, like a skipped beat, usually at lights, and a slight cough from the exhaust on switch-off. I diagnosed this as lean running. Needed choke on for a good few miles to get going. Ordered a Skewdriver and duly adjusted the carbs - nipped the...
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    Has anyone done a modification to provide an easily accessible jump start point to an 02 vintage Dakar? I believe the younger 2 sparkers have one under the seat. Chris
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    folks last week my bike would not start one and a half hours trying to get it started, sent it to a garage, he siad there was water in petrol tank and carbs not supprised its a F650!! collected it after a day and drove home not a bother, next day same problem again but when I come home in the...
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